Providing for doubtful accounts At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $1,262,000 and sales for the year total $17,670,000. Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the following assumptions: a. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $8,600. Bad debt expense is estimated at 3/4 of 1% of sales. b. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $8,600. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $18,450. c. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $5,900. Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/4 of 1% of sales. d. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $5,900. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $49,000. This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below. Open spreadsheet Round your answers to the nearest dollar. a. $ C. $ Providing for doubtful accounts DATA Debit balance Sales for the year $1,262,000 $17,670,000 Using formulas and cell references, perform the required analysis, and input your answers into the Amount column. Transfer the numeric results for the green entry cells (D12, D17, D22, and D27) into the appropriate fields in CNOWv2 for grading. $8,600 a. Debit balance of the allowance account before adjustment Bad debt expense is estimated at of 3/4 Amount 1% of sales Formula Amount of the adjusting entry b. Debit balance of the allowance account before adjustment Estimated allowance for doubtful accounts $8,600 $18,450 Amount Formula Amount Formula Amount of the adjusting entry Credit balance of the allowance account before adjustment Bad debt expense is estimated at $5,900 1/4 Amount of 1% of sales Formula Amount of the adjusting entry - Credit balance of the allowance account before adjustment Estimated allowance for doubtful accounts $5,900 $49,000 Amount Formula Amount of the adjusting entry